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B. H. SHELDBN.

PENCIL HGLDER.

No. 311,613. Patented Feb. 3, 18851 n w m M Witnesses.-

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BRUCE H. SHFLDEN, OF OSWEGO, NFV YORK.

PENClLnHOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,613, dated February3, 1.885. Application filed March E), 1883. (No model.)

. T0 all whom it may concern: ing pencils, and can with certaintybereturned Re it known that l, BRUCE H. SHnLDEN, a to its owner for use ina succeeding lesson. citizen of the United States, residing at Os- Tofacilitate the distribution and collection 55 wego, in the county ofOswego and State of of pencils, the holes or pockets are arrange NewYork, have invented a new and useful in a spiral line upon the face ofthe disk, and improvement in Pencil- Holders for use in the disk istitted to its supporting-pedestalin Schools, of which the following is aspeciicamanner so as to rotate freely upon said suplion. port, so thatthe numbered pockets can be 6 Referring to the drawings, Figurel is aperk easily turned toward the pupil. l@ spective view of the holder, andFig. 2 a secln constructing said pencil-holder I make tional viewshowing its construction. the disk of two parts or plates of wood. TheseMy invention provides a stand having a seplates are fastened togetherwith screws, and ries of pockets on which a quantity of pencils inclosebetween their surfaces a sheetofuellaqsi may be placed and each pencilbe held secure L tic rubb'e n' drawn'hia'n' n er' shown Aati 15 in itsappropriate numbered position until it igsccompanying thisspecification. Said be desired to remove it. sheet of rubber isperforated at theplaces where This pencil'holder is especially designedfor the pencil-pocket is formed in the wooden disk use in schools, whereit is desirable to collect with circular holes having a less diameterthan the pencils from all the pupils of a class at the the holes orpockets in the wood disk. The 2o close of a recitation or lesson andretain them elastic rubber thus comes in contact with a in some safeplace of deposit until 'they shall pencil, when one is inserted in thepocket, with be required for use in a succeeding lesson. i sufficientfirmness to retain said pencil in po- This pencil-holder is made in theform of a l sition. disk, about ten inches in diameter and one and Tt isdesigned that the pointed end of apen 2 one-fourth inch thick, centrallysupported npl cil shall be uppermost when in position on thi:

on a short post or pedestal, having a base of su fl holder.

l, The objectin making the sides of said pock ficient size to maintainsaid disk in a horizon tal position when at rest. This disk has its etsconverge to a point, as shown at B in th upper surface penetrated withnumerous ciri drawings, is that the pencil being of a less dl o cularholes or pocket-s A, having a depth nearl ameter than the diameter ofsaid holes or poc't ly equal ,to the thickness of said disk, and a iets, it is necessary that it shall rest in the eer diameter a littlegreater than the diameter of ter of said hole or pocket, in order tomainta an ordinary lead-pencil. Fach one of said i, avertical positionwhen at rest. The couver holes or pockets hasits bottom terminate in aing sides of the pocket come in contact wi 35 point, B, as shown in thedrawings accompai all sides of the pencil and guide it to a centr nyingthis specification, andhasits sides surl position, no matter what thesize of the pen` rgp'pgdedvyvith man.. elastic band or ring, as may be.The pencil is thus held parallel wi shown in Fig. 2, forming a partofthis pencill its surrounding pencils. holder` which firmly clasps apencil when one What I claim as my invention, and des 4o is deposited insaid hole or pocket, effectually to secure by Letters Patent, is-

preventing the pencil from failing out, even Aportable pencil-holderconsisting of asi though the holder be turned top side downably-mountedtable or disk having a series ward. l numbered holes or pocket-s ofsuitable size: To secure accuracy in distributing said penlconfiguration in its face-surface to receive 5 cils each to its owner,each place for a pencil l end ofapencil, and provided with elastich hasa corresponding numeral. To each pupil l ing rings or clasps,substantially as shown or owner of a pencil there can be assigned one lthe purpose set forth. of these numbered places of deposit. Thepencil-holder, being portable, can be carried to the BRUCE H' SHELDE' 5opupil, who can deposit his pencil in its appro- Vitnesses:

priate number on the holder, where it is safely H. L. Hown, retainedfree from Contact with its surround- H. E. GILLET.

